TANGANYIKA 1917-21 20r black and purple/red 'G.E.A.', SG61 King George V stamps zip-up jacket was worn and

zip-up jacket was worn and owned by Michael Jackson in the mid 1980's

The design of these Queen Victoria head stamps are unique because of the incorporation of Arabic manuscript in Malay language

clean square-cut example with four clear margins is extremely difficult

The note is in pristine condition

which barely detract from what is a supreme quality example in the context of this difficult to find issue

TANGANYIKA 1917-21 20r black and purple/red 'G.E.A.', SG61 King George V stamps zip-up jacket was worn andTanganyika 1917 21 20r black and purple red, 'G. E. A.' overprint, SG61. A very fine and fresh mint example with original gum. After the Allied invasion of German East Africa in World War I, civilian mail was accepted by the Indian Army postal service using Indian stamps overprinted 'I. E. F.' Some offices, however, reverted to civilian control on 1 June 1917. They used these stamps from East Africa and Uganda, which then included the "G. E. A."